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Enclosure

Cappanihane, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Cappanihane, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Cappanihane
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated (1923)
Coordinates
52.42441, -8.76220
SMR number
LI038-128----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, on low-lying gently undulating terrain with marshy area to NE. Oval area (62m NE-SW; 37m NW-SE) enclosed by earthen bank, with external fosse (Wth 1.6m; D 0.3m) SW->N. Bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.4m) is generally well preserved but denuded by cattle at W. Entrance (Wth 4.5m) at SSW. Buildings shown abutting external bank face at S on 1923 OS 6-inch map have been removed; remains of stone built pier and enclosing wall survive SSE->S. Field boundary with shallow field drain on W side abuts bank at NNE. Interior, under pasture and used as a paddock, slopes down to NE. Similar enclosures lies 30m to W (LI038-160---) and 30m to SW (LI038-161---).
Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

References

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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